JP1 65,832 117,292 5,140 Last January, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellars home and office in Laredo, emerging with a computer and plastic bins and bags containing personal items in a stunning spectacle that occurred just weeks before a tough primary election. 2022 bad counties 100K to 102K There has been no wrongdoing on my part, Cuellar said in a statement to The Texas Tribune. I thank Speaker Phelan and Representative Morgan Meyer for upholding the law and ensuring the will of the voters stands.. And here we are for this year. She served as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20% HD127 57.86% 39.41% 2.73% HD133 58.20% 40.08% 1.73% Much of this is also covered in this Trib story. That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. JP6 21.59% 74.55% 3.87% Which comes back to the budget question. HD147 21.87% 78.13% HD149 38.14% 57.59% 2.92% 1.35% Looking at the numbers, its not an irrational fear. But even if they miss that goal, voters can expect to see the slate of proposed changes, collectively known as the Justice Charter, to the city charter on the November 2023 ballot because the signatures collected are valid for six months. This is how I learned how little was in their campaign accounts. Stan Stanart is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. The Republicans picked the judges with some of the smallest accounts. The closest they got was trailing by about 39K votes, and the farthest apart was about 89K votes. HD134 34,947 43,974 Harris County is the big problem, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who plans to file close to a dozen election bills this legislative session. HD127 62.90% 37.09% 0.01% County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. Hensley, who gave a presentation to the Denton City Council, said that since Nov. 1 about a week before Denton voters passed Prop B 52 citations and/or arrests were made by Denton police for misdemeanor marijuana possession or paraphernalia related to marijuana. CC4 115,464 120,671 Harris County went from being evenly matched in 2012 to the strong blue county it is now in large part because Dems have vastly increased performance in formerly dark red places. These antidemocratic politicians are trying to throw away the votes of more than 5,000 Harker Heights residents but we wont let them. Other non-judicial statewide positions that appeared on the ballot include the races for Comptroller, . 2022 1,133,155 2,543,162 44.56%, Name Raised Spent Loans On Hand Its not hard to imagine him as a deputy whip or a powerful committee chair in a couple of cycles. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced, January 2023 campaign finance reports: Harris County, Precinct analysis: The different kinds of courts, ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The next round of voter suppression bills are coming, a complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconduct, Paxtons continued desire to be Supreme Prosecutor. Ill let you know if I hear anything more on that, and you let me know what you think. Harris County has a new system called managed assigned counsel (MAC) that helps a little with keeping anyone from having too many cases, but outside of the occasional news coverage and the State Bar, a process thats completely opaque to most of us, theres little oversight of the system as a whole. It was the luck of the draw for Texas senators on Wednesday as they drew lots to decide which half of them would get two-year terms and which would get four-year terms. HD129 38,545 24,668 County executive offices This week, Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan dismissed the election contest filed by Mike May, the candidate who lost to Representative Jon Rosenthal in the 2022 election for house district 135. He also knows that his audience doesnt care, and he knows that if he keeps repeating the lie, some people who dont pay close attention will just think that the election was a mess and we dont really know who won and maybe these election integrity laws that the Republicans keep passing have some merit. JP2 42.67% 57.33% 8(lost to Judge Erika Ramirez), Bruce Bain, former candidate for the269th District Court(lost to Judge Cory Sepolio), Michelle Fraga, former candidate for the281st District Court(lost to Judge Christine Weems), Elizabeth Buss, former candidate for theHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. The families left discouraged, unsure of their next steps in a state where Republicans, most of whom oppose any firearm restrictions, control the Legislature. If not, Ill be disappointed but not surprised. Again, you can see the result. To make its case, Mealers legal team will have to find evidence that more than 18,000 voters were unable to cast ballots on Election Day, and that all of those voters planned to vote for Mealer, Stein said. I wont speculate about 2026 at the very least, Republicans will have four incumbents to try to defend, so theyll want to do something but I dont see them having a $25 million budget. Democratic AGs file lawsuit to ease access to mifepristone, Former Land Commissioners oppose anti-Open Beaches bill, So it looks like that TEA takeover of HISD is going to happen, So about that DPS delay in notifying the victims of the credential stuffing attack, Superintendant House speaks about the looming TEA takeover Off the Kuff, Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center, Ramblings of an HHSC Employee amidst chaos, They are Building a Wal-Mart on My Street. HD137 40.34% 59.66% The 30-year-old native of Katy is the youngest person and the first African American to serve as the party chairperson, according to a news release. HD134 31,902 47,475 1,190 6 HD148 41.25% 55.89% 2.86% HD137 38.54% 61.46% Voters will likely see just one item on the May 6 ballot to make the batch of changes to the Citys Charter but city officials could split them up into separate votes, Tomas said. Another way of looking at this is that there will be a lot of people who havent voted in a prior Mayoral election but will be participating this year, both because of the increase in registrations and the usual comings-and-goings over the years. For context, here are the Harris County turnout numbers from the last three open Mayoral races: I should note that in 2003 there was the Metro referendum, and in 2015 there was the (unfortunate and infuriating) HERO repeal referendum, in addition to four Harris County ballot propositions. Again, and Im going to keep harping on this, until you hear the person themselves say it, thats all that it is. SD18 18,199 17,006 4 HD129 38,169 25,015 1,149 3 Dan Patrick joked. The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not an endorsement of any candidate. Luong then practiced law with two civil trial law firms in Houston. HD130 44,307 20,934 1,434 Once Fridays deadline passes, it is impossible for Respondent, San Antonio City Council to add additional measures to the May 6, 2023, ballot, preventing the separation of the proposed charter amendments into their separate subjects as required by law, Opiela wrote. HD148 16,142 19,762 959 2 HD127 62.01% 37.99% However, City Attorney Andy Segovia told reporters Wednesday the most of the provisions are inconsistent with state law and could not be enforced if even if theyre approved by voters. The other notable thing is that with the lone exception of JP/Constable Precinct 5, Hidalgo still carried every district Beto carried. The results of these polls are distributed to the media and the public. JP1 34.58% 65.42% Not too surprisingly, what we see in all three of these races ismore votes for the Republican candidate and fewer votes for the Democrat across the precincts, with a couple of exceptions here and there. According to Mealers petition, there is no dispute that there were several dozens of polling locations who at some point in the day, ran out of paper and turned voters away.. Im willing to talk about what we have in our authority to do, Davis said regarding the budget and which part of the ordinance can be implemented. Many of them have a tiny number of Houston-specific votes in them, with a much larger contingent of non-Houston votes. Harker Heights was one of five Texas municipalities in which voters during the November midterms approved decriminalization initiatives. In 2016 the legal advocacy group Civil Rights Corps sued the county on behalf of Maranda Lynn ODonnell, a 22-year . HD150 60.64% 37.11% 2.25% Three candidates running against them were more than happy to talk to us. HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% HD135 16,804 21,988 1,227 559 JP4 59.26% 40.74% While the administrator is a moderate Democrat, this blog is independently operated and not affiliated with any political party or political action committee (PAC). At the last CEC meeting, he made oblique reference to stepping down as the meeting was coming to an end. HD128 32,461 12,922 JP7 15.62% 84.38% HD147 20.96% 76.35% 2.69% 0.00% This year's GOP primary in House District 138 pits freshman state Rep. Lacey Hull against Josh Flynn, a GOP activist and former Harris County Department of Education trustee, for the second cycle . HD148 45.64% 54.36% The county will now have to spend substantial resources handling these contests, time that could instead be spent serving the people of Harris County, added County Attorney Menefee. In this context, after the statewide offices and the legislative offices (including the SBOE), there are the judicial races. JP1 34.12% 61.81% 2.81% 1.26% HD144 11,679 13,015 1,125 328 The minimum number of signatures that must appear on a candidate's petition for district, county or precinct office is the lesser of (1) 500 or (2) 2% of the total vote received in the district . Dist Buck% Kleberg% Grn% W-I% Progressive groupslast month submitted roughly 38,000 petition signatures to get the proposedcharter amendmentincluded on the May municipal election ballot, a move San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segoviasigned off on last week. HD147 22.58% 77.42% Deadline to post candidate requirements 1 Form 1-15 (PDF) Monday, March 1, 2021. Did I mention that the primary runoff and the special election would take both place in May, but on different dates, again as it was in HD147? 2023-00937; Matthew Dexter v. Judge Genesis Draper. The Houston-area Senators who will be on the ballot in 2024 are Carol Alvarado (SD06), Paul Bettencourt (SD07), John Whitmire (SD15), and Joan Huffman (SD17). HD148 16,203 19,567 1,251 Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. Dist Hegar% Dudding% Lib% Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. I dont know if Speaker Phelan will be persuaded or arm-twisted into changing his mind about making whatever minor infractions into felonies, but I hope he holds out. In the meantime, let me know what you think. HD146 22.96% 77.04% Im going to guess hed run as a Democrat, but I cant say for sure at this time. HD147 9,910 35,410 US Representative, District 36: Jon Haire. HD138 52.82% 44.15% 3.03% Education: Spelman College and Howard University School of Law, Campaign website: katherinethomasfor184thjudge.com. Theres already a lot of money in the campaigns, which if nothing else should mean plenty of advertising. HD128 32,057 12,551 995 399 Jen Rice is a reporter for the Houston Chronicle covering Harris County government. I think Odus did a good job as HCDP Chair. She consistently has one of the highest case clearance rates of all the Criminal District Courts* and has maintained the highest case clearance rate in over a decade of the 184th District Courts history. These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.. It is not clear when the lawsuit will be filed. 2022 General Election Democratic Candidates. Experience:Andrea Beall is currently employed by the Harris County District Attorneys Office as a Felony Chief in the Child Fatality Division. CC1 65,573 204,223 7,632 HD150 60.86% 37.36% 1.77% 0.01% The Harris County Democratic Party is dedicated to the ideal that everyone deserves an equal shot at life, . You may view the entire Evaluation or you may view selected courts. That short fiscal year has made it difficult to make year-to-year funding comparisons, and has resulted in the county and the comptrollers office using different methods to analyze whether the constables funding has increased or decreased. 2015 268,872 979,401 27.45% Our 2022 Candidates. County Commissioner Court. Judge Draper is represented by John Raley. October 30, 2022 A trial date has not been set yet. HD150 35,089 21,326 Collier actually did a tiny bit better in HD133, and both did better in HD134. HD130 69.92% 28.62% 1.46% 0.01% HD140 29.27% 68.30% 2.43% 20 Cause No. HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014 Burgess 940 14,710 5,207 5,403 HD135 42.19% 55.44% 2.37% 0.00% He suggesting the court has long favored stopping such charter amendments before theyre voted on, something thats still possible if it can prevent San Antonio from including it on the ballot this week. CC1 26.13% 71.58% 2.28% 0.01% She is 1 of 17 elected Harris County Dem. But the Republicans in the Lege dont care about that. If they got new information that caused them to reopen the investigation, they wouldnt want to convey to anybody that No, we will never look at this again, Bash said. Taylor said. Hegars claim is a repeat of a fight thatalready played outbetween the comptroller and Harris County last August. Theyre either for the initiatives or they just want to put it up to a vote because they think that this is something we should vote on.. HD138 32,276 24,389 Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. 2023-00936; Mark Montgomery v. Judge Kelley Andrews. The main thing I want to point out is just that we have more voters in Houston now than we did in 2015. Sherman Eagleton, Constable Precinct 3 Closely Vetting All 2022 Judicial Candidates Regardless of their Ethnicity is a Must as the Midterm Election Cycle Draws Nearer Judge Brittanye Morris . Jeanie Ortiz, a former Harris County prosecutor,reportedto the state that she earned the $1 million while working on about 400 felonies and 200 misdemeanors. HD131 18.69% 78.34% 2.96% But we can and should spend less on those individual appointments, and get more for those dollars via the PDO. I figure its just a matter of time before incumbent DA draws a primary challenger or two, so well want to keep an eye on her fundraising totals. Cant let Mattress Mack undo election wins. Education: Baylor University, Eastern University in Pennsylvania, South Texas College of Law HoustonEndorsements: andreabeallforjudge.com/endorsements, Campaign website: andreabeallforjudge.com. Houston, TX 77003. HD142 8,580 25,228 859 They were still top scorers, it was mostly that the environment wasnt as good for them. HD141 17.99% 78.82% 3.20% To me, the most likely explanation is that the most visible Republicans, the ones most likely to loudly and visibly stake out unpopular and divisive positions and yes, this means unpopular, or at least less popular with Republicans, with opposing marijuana reform and expanded gambling and rape/incest exceptions for abortion are losing votes that their lower profile/less visibly extreme colleagues are not losing. JP5 52.14% 47.86% Theyre trying to do something about that, but they really cant, not right now. =============================================== . Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor, Alan Rosen, Constable Precinct 1 CD18 30.13% 69.85% 0.03% Haynes was in private practice for approximately five years. He is the chair of the felony district courts' Bail Bond Committee. JP4 166,204 128,604 7,578 2023-00930; Mark Goldberg v. Judge Erika Ramirez. As weve discussed, there is consistently a three-to-four point range between the top-scoring Democratic judicial candidate and the lowest-scoring one. Better statewide races They have the votes and they have the will, and theres basically nothing Dems can do to stop them. Not much else to say at this time for 2024, but I will note that at least some of the Democratic judges whose election is being challenged by a sore loser are raising funds for their legal defense. HD148 43.27% 52.03% 3.30% 1.40% 2016 bad counties 105K to 112K So keep all that in mind as we proceed. Anything we can do in a collaborative, how can we help? manner that respects the people who have been doing their own work there for a long time to help with that will help us all. See here for the background. The move prompteda complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconductfor attempting to interfere in a pending case before the court. Federal. HD130 46,537 18,686 People wait for eviction cases to be heard at a Harris County courthouse in January 2022. As always, please let me know what you think. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Friday accused Harris County of defunding law enforcement,rekindling a feudfrom last fallin which Republican state officialsthreatened to blockthe countys annual budget. HD133 34,565 24,654 915 2 - Houston suspends sister city ties with Russian cities on the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, - Mayor Turner's office accuses Pappas of 'smear campaign' on Hobby deal, says city followed its rules, - Houston leaders divided on support for controversial affordable housing projects, - Five years after Santa Fe massacre, relatives still denied records of loved ones' last moments, - Kingwood operators released sewage in creek that feeds into Houston's drinking water, HPD alleges. HD147 9,684 35,282 1,243 1 What will it take to keep those ten appellate court benches we won in 2018? We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. PREVIOUSLY HD148 16,522 19,677 He would almost surely run as a Dem in this heavily Democratic precinct. Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. HD139 26.02% 71.37% 2.60% How awful it was for democracy that these swarms of Democratic voters were mindlessly hitting one button and putting all these non-judges onto our benches. In total, Beverly has served as a prosecutor for more than 15 years, handling cases such as murder, aggravated assault, robbery, child sexual assault and other felonies. I love this photo he took with little baby Christopher back during his 2020 re-election bid. I just feel like were in new territory, said Kim Rubio, who lost her 10-year-old daughter, Lexi, at Robb Elementary School. HD148 16,333 19,766 Dist Crim 520,900 542,986 48.96% 51.04% Public servants have moved on. Ill go into more detail on those in subsequent posts, but even there it topped out at about five percent. Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million more than the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. JP7 11,907 63,400 1,926 1,109 She handled cases ranging from Class C speeding tickets to non-death Capital Murders. JP1 67,326 116,212 ============================== Why shouldnt that continue in the first open-seat Mayoral race since then? I will show in another post that the undervote rate doesnt correlate with partisan performance, at least in county judicial races, but with the appellate courts including all those Republican counties, its imperative to maximize those margins. Authored by state Rep. Tom Oliverson and state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, both Harris County Republicans, the bills are among several already filed this legislative session in reaction to the long lines, late openings and reports of shortages of ballot paper on Election Day inHarris County. Dist Scott% Wyatt% District Clerk candidate Chris Daniel lost by 25,640 votes, while County Clerk candidate Stan Stanart lost by 34,448 votes. JP2 22,125 28,127 2,055 HD149 38.56% 58.67% 2.77% CC4 49.47% 50.53% 2018 Harris + FB 121K to 174K. Which brings me to the second point of interest, which is really hammering the message home about voting all the way down the ballot. Experience: Hilary Unger worked more than two-and-a-half decades as an Assistant District Attorney, as a public defender, and as a private attorney in both New York and Texas where she helped economically-disadvantaged clients. JP6 5,410 16,643 JP6 24.53% 75.47% Now we wait to see what if anything SCOTx does. HD133 35,123 24,187 1,043 HD141 5,209 20,104 17 CC2 99,209 100,166 HD139 11,438 31,372 1,145 Which is what the Chron editorial board concluded a few days ago. . Beto versus the spread. Hegar said in a statement that the county will be barred from increasing property tax collections plus revenue from properties added to the tax roll last year until it resolves the discrepancy. HD145 33.87% 66.10% 0.02% Im going to look back at the four most recent elections to see if we can put some numbers on that. Judges who had not actively served at least six months on their current bench as of the date this questionnaire was prepared do not appear on the Judicial Evaluation. Look at these three posts from the archives on this topic, and note that even though they span a decade, the same names kept coming up, with certain attorneys being closely connected to certain judges and not at all coincidentally their campaign coffers. I dont know who counts as a person close to him, but as with Rep. Allred, Id like to hear the words come from his own mouth before I start to take it seriously. The party overall is in decent shape, and better organized than it had been in the past. Candidate John Grace Challenges Judge Ann-Marie Carruth for Lubbock County's 72nd District Court Seat. There will be a couple of referenda on the ballot, and maybe possibly an HISD bond referendum. JP3 36,215 40,683 2015 979,401 2,054,717 47.67% The bad counties are the eight red ones. And to me, thats the strongest indication that the state attorney general himself has determined that cities do have this discretion, that it is firmly grounded in the home-rule authority thats guaranteed by the Texas Constitution, and this is something that cities can decide for themselves.. The story goes into detail about how absurdly vague the provisions are, which could put a whole lot of election administrators in solidly red counties in danger if something goes wrong, as things sometimes do. This is what happens when you let your rage control you. Experience: Chuck Silverman practiced law for more than 30 years in state and federal trial and appellate courts. HD139 29.61% 70.39% The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. JP8 64.30% 35.70%, Dist Scott Wyatt (lost to Judge Manpreet Monica Singh), Mark Goldberg, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. In response to each of the requests for public information, the elections office responded by seeking an opinion from the Texas Attorney Generals office allowing it to withhold the information due to ongoing litigation, the lawsuit states. I feel confident saying that a constitutional amendment to allow this will not pass. Texas House leadership on Wednesday shut down a long-building push to ban Democratic committee chairs, deploying procedural legislative maneuvers to defeat multiple proposals on the issue. CC2 45.75% 51.23% 3.02% The lawsuit is an example of why the Texas Legislature should repeal the litigation exception provision in state law that offers public offices an option to withhold records during litigation, said Bill Aleshire, an Austin attorney who works with the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Beto got 800K in 2018. Boeing employee bought lottery ticket because it was at $747M, a nod to the aircraft. Stone urged the court to granta petitionfiled by the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life Inc. (TAL) requesting that the city reject the proposed ballot language, and instead require a vote on each provision individually. He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. HD138 52.98% 44.60% 2.42% I dont think well face that kind of concentrated spending in 2024, but it will be a Presidential year, so anything goes. Submit application to: Harris County Board of Elections, 1001 Preston, Houston, Texas . The average attorney charges $500 per hour. HD133 61.63% 38.37% Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million off from the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. The issue is, I need money to grow, Bunin said. HD129 38,523 24,788 HD133 57.46% 42.54% A total of 384 appellate court seats were up for election in 2022. Of all the Criminal District Courts in Harris County, the 184th District Court under Judge Anastasio has the smallest backlog of cases. Thats somebody thats supposed to have better acumen and better results than elected officials, but the reverse has been proven to be true in Harris County, Bettencourt said. Dist Civil 518,475 545,206 48.74% 51.26% San Antonios police unionhas criticized the Justice Charter as an overreach into police policies as well as violations of state and federal law. JP1 38.13% 61.85% 0.02% And three, theres no evidence to support the hypothesis that I have seen too many times that ballot fatigue disproportionately hurts Democratic candidates. After losing his gubernatorial bid against Texas Gov. As a judge she has been the chair of the Fair Defense Management Committee, where she initiated a pilot program to seamlessly appoint the Public Defender to represent indigent defendants. The dropoff in votes cast for each party from appellate to probate, and from county civil to probate, is about the same; the dropoff from district civil to probate favors the Dems. JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4 CD02 62.45% 37.53% 0.02% 2 Cause No. HD141 19.04% 80.96% ============================= PREVIOUSLY Aaron Adams is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Look, Biden won Harris County by 218K in 2020. HD126 60.98% 35.61% 2.33% 1.09% JP8 49,373 27,414 Anything is possible. TEXAS SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3. Rutherford County General Sessions Court - Probate County Office Building 319 North Maple Street, Suite 121, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Phone: (615) 898-7800 Fax: (615) 898-7830. Slapping around Harris County is the point. Oh, and the second place where there might be a Democratic primary fight worth watching is in Precinct 1. Jason Luong, who currently serves as judge in the 185th district court, will face current Harris County prosecutor Andrea Beall in a run off. A William Wagner, about whom I could find nothing, filed the same for Constable in Precinct 7. Below we review the incumbent criminal district court judges and their Democratic challengers. So there you have it. 2018 1,082,506 2,307,654 46.91% JP5 145,487 137,664 5,652 10 Here is a guide with everything you need to know to be able to vote in Texas. 2016 Harris + FB 22K to 67K. JP3 34,843 42,072 1,833 I was invited to this meeting because of the effort to create and carry out block walking events. I just want to point out the problem, so we know what were up against. JP3 46.85% 53.15% The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Hays 308,304 269,169 62.61% 45.36% CC4 47.51% 50.03% 2.46% JP1 58,698 126,202 5,083 CC3 63.17% 36.83% The other thing, and this may be my favorite bit of data from this election, is that there were about 800 more votes in the Treasurer race than there were in the County Clerk race, which was immediately before the Treasurers race on the ballot. tampa population 2022 Vuse Alto Flavor Pack 5% Golden Tobacco Pods $ 12.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Power Unit Gold $ 8.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Flavor Pack 5% Rich Tobacco Pods $ 12.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Flavor Pack 2.4% Rich Tobacco Pods $ 12.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Power Unit Slate $ 8.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Flavor . JP2 44.02% 55.98% HD131 20.28% 79.72% Dan Patrick have pushed to return it to the stiffer penalty.